VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Artomyces pyxidatus
Authority: (Pers.) Jülich 1982
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 7/28/2001
Synonyms: Clavicorona pyxidata
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 64
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: N 38 36.468'
Longitude: W 090 29.660'
City: Manchester
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Queeny County Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: bottomland - forest
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: wood - dead
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Fungi of Japan - 1988
Author:Rokuya Imazeki, Yoshio Otani, Tsuguo Hongo
ISBN No: 4-635-09020-5
Page no:414
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 4.25 microns
Spore width: 2.75 microns
Spore color: clear, hyaline
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
The crown-like tips, color and peppery taste, noted in Audubon Society field guide, lent itself to the credibility of the classification. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Artomyces pyxidatus.